A new TRAFFIC report has found 6,000 otters seized in Asia over the past 35 years and warns that the figure is only a fraction […]
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Update: Malaysian Illegal Wildlife Trade Group Removed by Facebook
Great news: Peminat Haiwan Exotic Malaysia – a Facebook group illegally selling protected Malaysian wildlife – has been removed. Yesterday, we called attention to Peminat […]
Trade is Pushing Indonesia’s Bird Species to Extinction
A new study has revealed that 13 bird species —including Indonesia’s national bird, the Javan Hawk-eagle — found in Sundaic Indonesia are at serious risk […]
Louisiana Court Sentences Turtle Trafficker to Prison
Convicted turtle trafficker Keith Cantore will spend the next three and a half years in prison for attempting to purchase 100 North American Wood Turtles […]
Recent Seizures Highlight Threat to Critically Endangered Palawan Forest Turtle
Courtesy of Dr. Chris Shepherd, Regional Director for TRAFFIC Southeast Asia A recent spate of trafficking in Palawan Forest Turtles is causing serious conservation concern […]
New Project Launched to Tackle Trafficking in Critically Endangered Ploughshare Tortoises
While the public focuses its attention on well-known charismatic species, the appalling trade in lesser-known species, such as the ploughshare tortoise, has gone largely unnoticed […]
Bangkok Identified as Hub for Tortoise Trafficking
Article and photos courtesy of Dr. Chris Shepherd, Regional Director, TRAFFIC Southeast Asia. Over a period of just two weeks, authorities in Thailand, India, and […]
First Annual World Wildlife Day is March 3
A global celebration of wildlife will take place on March 3, 2014, which marks the first annual World Wildlife Day. The United Nations General Assembly […]
‘Tattooing’ Endangered Tortoises to Protect Them From Smugglers [Photos]
Article and photos courtesy of Dr. Chris Shepherd, Regional Director, TRAFFIC Southeast Asia. Conservation organizations fighting to save one of the world’s most threatened tortoises […]
Study Finds Illegal Trade in Turtles and Tortoises Thriving in Indonesia
A disturbing report published by the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC reveals that an alarming number of protected and endangered tortoises and freshwater turtles are […]